Global News Podcast Trump gives Iran 48 hours to reopen shipping channel
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Mar 22, 2026 Trump warns Iran over the Strait of Hormuz as missile attacks hit near Israel's Dimona. The fallout from Robert Mueller's death revives debate over the Russia investigation. In Australia, fear grows over rising Islamophobia after the Bondi killings. Cuba faces a worsening blackout crisis. BTS return sparks huge excitement in Seoul.
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A Smaller Iranian Arsenal Can Still Shape The War
- Iran can still sustain strategic pressure even with a heavily depleted missile arsenal.
- Jonathan Marcus says fewer missiles still matter if Tehran spreads them across Israel, Gulf energy targets and long-range strikes like Diego Garcia.
Why The US Cannot Easily Reopen Hormuz
- The US struggle to clear Hormuz reflects a long decline in mine-warfare capacity, not a sudden wartime shortage.
- Emma Salisbury says Mine Warfare Command was abolished in 2006, four minesweepers were just decommissioned, and the other four sit in Japan.
Mueller's Legacy Was Shaped By Unmet Expectations
- Robert Mueller's legacy is defined less by what his Russia inquiry proved than by how it failed to meet huge public expectations.
- Daniel Lipman says it convicted Manafort, Flynn and Stone, yet many liberals expected proof Trump was Putin's puppet.